Everdeep by Knoebel Candace

Author:Knoebel, Candace [Knoebel, Candace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Paranormal
Amazon: B01E7DA8G6
Goodreads: 29909266
Publisher: Candace Knoebel
Published: 2016-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

SOMETIMES, I WONDER IF I ever knew who I really was before all of this.

Do we ever reach a point in life where we’re certain we know who we are deep down? Because I was certain I’d never turn away from Jaxen. And not even just Jaxen, but people in general. I was certain I had a warm heart that considered all the feelings around me, despite any circumstance.

But here I am, telling a room full of some of the people I care most about, about the dream I had of my mother. A dream I only shared with Weldon. I tell them how I need to go with Meredith into the Underground and find an amulet.

The entire time, I feel Jaxen’s eyes on me. Feel the hurt hidden beneath layers of skin and muscle that’s radiating off him, because it’s obvious I put thought into this. I put time into it without consulting him or asking him for help.

Yet, it doesn’t make me want to stop so I can spare him. There isn’t time for that anymore. Time ran out long before today. Stopping to consider feelings is a shame on Cassie and Gavin’s part. On all the names tattooed on my forearm.

“I’m doing this with or without your permission, Mack,” I finish, knowing deep down this is what has to happen.

The room is silent as they absorb all I’ve said. Weldon looks at me like a proud parent, beaming from ear to ear. Jaxen looks like he might kill me.

Mack takes in a long inhale, and then says, “So what you’re saying is your best and only plan is to meet with Meredith and allow her to guide you through the Underground so you can find a necklace?”

I stand tall. “Yes.”

Jaxen’s vibrating with anger beside me. “Meredith is a Darkyn, Faye. She’s the bad guy. The one we can’t trust.” His tone tells me he shouldn’t have to be explaining this to me. That not going is the most obvious answer.

But I think he’s wrong.

I turn, eyebrows pressed into a hard line. “Well, it seems this bad guy is the only person we have left to trust.”

A flicker of disgust passes through his eyes. I have to flex my hands and legs to keep from reaching out for the words so I can take them back.

Tillman shakes his head, making disgruntled noises in his throat. “This is exactly what I was talking about. Letting a child fight our war for us is the dumbest idea you’ve had to date, Maddock. If you need me, I’ll be training my men.”

I stare at him. Hard.

Weldon snorts. “Is that what you call it? ‘Training?’” he drawls out, using finger quotes.

Tillman stops by the door, his back to us, fists clenched by his sides. I think he might scream at Weldon. Might punch a hole clean through the wall, but after a very long second, he exits the room, lightening the air a little.

Weldon chuckles, unbothered by the divide stretching further between the room.

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